The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-15

be able to report in time to make it
possible to pass the bill. The Church
OF the Latter Day Saints is not poor
nor etiugy, and it will not let the bill
get into the Presidents hands il
mighty effort can prevent it.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate Senator Gibson offered a
resolution, which was adopted, re-
qGesting the President TO furnish
copies OF all correspondence relating
10 the arrest, trial and discharge Of A.
X. Cutting, Unit-d States citizen, by
the authorities of Mckee.
On motion OF Senator Cameron, the
Senate took up for consideration-
yeas, 81; nays, 1.-THE bill introduced
and reported by him ito increase the
naval establishment"
Nat 2 o'clock the presiding officer
aid before the Senate the un6oi she'd
business, being the Eads Tehuantepsc
bill.
Senator Cameron moved to post
pone that bill till tomorrow, so as to
90 on with the naval bill. The motion
was defeated "a; nays, IS
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Eads Tehuantepec bill,
and SEM tor Morgan replied to some
OF the Arguments male by Senator
Hoar on the subj sct last week. He
expressed his belief that the prop, sed
ship railway could never be OF any
use for the transportation OF large YES
oil Nf hnnaVran ~ oApnttNAI
that it could not transport vessels Of
mere than 5000 tons displacs m mt
loaded. Still he was willing to give
this corporation q chAncs to 20 before
the capitalists of the world aud engage
all the money it could get; but whe1
the interests Of the government had to
get out Of the way and be yielded up
for the advantage of private enter
prise, he did not propose TO assent to
it, He favored the NicarsguAn route
for canal.
Senator Edmunds obtained the floor
to make speech on the bill, but
yielded for other business.
Senator Riddlebergsr moved to go
into executive session, and taid that
this was the seventh time within a
few weeks that he had made that mo-
ton in this House OF Lords" in order
to take up some nominations that con-
cerned his State, but he always met
the opposition of the Senator from
Vermont (Mr. Edmunds).
The motion was agreed to, and the
Senate went into secret session and
soon adjourned.
HouSe.-Mr. Willis (Ky.), as a priv
LEGGED question, offered resolution
discharging the Committee on Educa-
ton from further consideration OF the
Blair educational bill, and making
that bill a continuing special order for
February 19ih, and asked that it lie
over for one day.
Mr.. Springer (Ill made the point of
order that it was not in order now to
offer the resolution, or that il offered
it must be referred to the Committee
on Rules.
The Speaker decided that under
clause l, rule 20, a member had the
right to give notice of proposed
amendment of the rules. The ques-
ton as TO what the status OF the reso-
luton would be when 1t was called up
the Chair did not decide. He would
take that matter under advisement.
Mr.. Springer, protesting against the
ruling, offered resolution making the
tariff bill special order for Thursday
next. It shall he in order to consider
the bill in the House, and after thirty
minutes debate the previous question
shall be deemed as ordered, and the
bill shall be put upon its passage, and
but one dilatory motion shell be enter
tsiIed until the question ts 81 on the
final passage of the bill.
Mr., Dingley (Me.) made the point
OF order that the resolution was not a
notice OF change of rule and there fore
could not bs entertained.
The Speaker also took this question
under sdvisement.
The following bills, etc, were intro.
duced and referred:
By Mr.. Llwler Qll):
Resolced, That the Secretary OF State
be requested to inform the House
whether the terms OF the treaty OF
Client, by which peace was cousum-
mated between the United States and
Great Britain in December, 1914, and
ratified by the Senate in February, 1915,
are construed to inhibit the United
States from ma ntainirg an effective
navy on the northern lakes bordering
the Dominica Of Canada; and, also,
whether the construction by Great
Britain OF the Welland Canal is not in
effect a violation OF that treaty of
Client, and in csse OF war with that
country menace 10 the safety OF our
lake board cities.
By Mr.. Morrow (Cal.): Amendatory
OF the Chinese restrictive immigration
act.
By Mr.. King (La): To prohi it
members OF Congress from acting as
attorneys or be employed In any case
in which the government is interested. |
By Mr.. Skinner IN. o.; Resolution
making the bill repeating the tobacco
tax special order for February 10th. !
By Mr.. Butterworth (0hio): For
full reciprocity between the United
States and the Dominion Of Canada.
By Mr.. Little (0hio): proposing a
constitutional amendment for the cleo
ton of Senators by the people Of the
several States.
By Mr.. Weaver Qa): Making the
Oklahoma bill special order for Feb
ruary 10Th.
The floor was then accorded the
Committee on the District Of Colum-
bia,
The afternoon was spent in consid-
GRAFTON Of District bills upon the pri-
vate calendar, but no final action was
taken, and the House took recess,
District business only to be considered
at the evening session.
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